ABF | New city trucks
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We had some Freightliner city units several years back. They had Mercedes MBE 900 engines.
If it's outfitted with all the tech garbage like some of our new Kenworths, this may be the last time you see it for several months.
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Look at all that air ride. Suspension and cab oooo wee. Michelin tires wow. Does it have power steering? Mud what happened to the good ol days of the pumpkins. No two wheeler to catch the owls at night. Tall cotton men.
Much of the tech is not optional. It is mandatory for meeting emission regulations. There will be no more simple equipment like days gone by unless some of the emission laws are repealed. I thought years ago we would have a lot of alternative fuels like CNG fueled city rigs. CNG & LPG are clean fuels but apparently aren't a fit with most fleets.
Yep, we had one, spring suspension. Hit bump in the road and wind wipers would come on.
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UPS Freight had quite a few of the LNG tractors, whatever they saved they lost at the fuel station. If you were 2nd or 3rd in line you could run out of hours till it was fueled. Good in theory.....
How many did they order....
Supposedly 100
Where was that picture Carlisle?
Definitely not Carlisle.
Not Little rock. Tractor shop only has two doors. Bays are angled on each side. Come in big door on the North & exit on South. Corection, there are 3 individual overhead doors on the West for pits for PM,(Lube & oil), & one for alignment.
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Throw away motors..
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If our equipment person is responsible for that brand of drive tire , they should be fired! They might be the worst tire for a single axle truck!
That is correct. Most class 5 tractor engines now don't have cylinder liners that allow for lower cost inframe overhauls.